Dragonfly
Thursday, October 28, 2004
War is never black and white. This series explores the dirty shades of gray that comprise war. Gray streaked with the carmine blood of unknowing pawns that are used by the Powers That Be to enforce their corporate will.
So begins the Battle of Serenity Valley - from another perspective...
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 8903 RATING: 8.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
DISCLAIMER: The 'playground' of Firefly is acknowledged and greatly appreciated by this author. No infringement is intended nor implied.
All current characters herein are constructs of the author's imagination, until further notice ; )
The author wishes to thank the following for their contributions to character development and critiquing the massive amount of backstory: MerzadesTroy, SaintJayne, Channain, Ciara, Astriana, PumamanRedux, Geezer and GuildSister. If I forgot anybody - I truly apologize.
This exercise is set up in a TV format - Teaser, 5 Acts and a coda. I hope you enjoy this dive into the Alliance perspective of the Battle of Serenity Valley.
Pray excuse mine scrawl ... 
ENJOY!
DRAGONFLY
Pilot Episode “Procrustean Karma”
TEASER
Hera spun on. Weaving knots of fear into her very atmosphere, she anticipated the invaders to her soil. Her populace recognized that this would be the linchpin, the point-of-no-return, the last planet to stand free. They knew if the Alliance tumbled the walls of this last major bastion of the Independent forces, all the bloody sacrifice for the past 6 years will be for naught. The massive Independent armies marshaled in hidden strategic areas of the planet. Crews had dug in and now lie in a tense air of purpose. They anxiously were awaiting the tolling of the bells in quiet and somber reflection. It was ironic that nearly one hundred percent of the assembled soldiery never knew of the treasure that was, at this moment, being secreted in the valley known as Serenity. Never truly understanding the immense price of their failure-to-be.
Upon the highest mountain on Hera, a lonely outpost shivers in the thin frigid wind. Inside warm and idyllic, the Spotter was enjoying the Aurora that was sparkling and dancing in the upper atmosphere tonight. Peering through her scope, she sees the beginnings of a strange protrusion in the multi-hued aurora’s veil. Extensive and gigantic static bolts of indigo fire races across the
This is the Moment
This is the moment!
This is the day,
When I send all my doubts and demons
On their way!
{Starring: Jason Scott Lee as Captain Marovech Rahn}
Every endeavor,
I have made - ever -
Is coming into play,
Is here and now - today!
{Rachel Luttrell as Merzedes Troy}
This is the moment,
This is the time,
When the momentum and the moment
Are in rhyme!
Give me this moment -
This precious chance -
I'll gather up my past
And make some sense at last!
{Oded Fhar as Dysseus Hlastoni}
This is the moment,
When all I've done -
All the dreaming,
Scheming and screaming,
Become one!
{Claudia Black as Kathlean Omiigis Veila }
This is the day -
See it sparkle and shine,
When all I've lived for
Becomes mine!
{Tony Todd as Heropa}
For all these years,
I've faced the world alone,
And now the time has come
To prove to them
I've made it on my own!
{Milla Jojovich as Militza Elena Tanaka }
This is the moment -
My final test -
Destiny beckoned,
I never reckoned,
Second Best!
{Johnny Depp as Corziare Andrew Jax ESQ.}
I won't look down,
I must not fall!
This is the moment,
The sweetest moment of them all!
{Also Starring :
Gigi Edgley as Ishakara and Gilana Marovech
Nicole deBoer as Ayllen Shilo}
This is the moment!
Damn all the odds!
This day, or never,
I'll sit forever
With the gods!
(and
Milla Kunis as Laiohn Thilda
Tyler Mane as NicoAllez
Cary Elwes as Quentin Xavier "Hawk" Hawksworth III}
When I look back,
I will always recall,
Moment for moment,
This was the moment,
The greatest moment
Of them all!
{Guest Starring
Danny John-Jules as Commodore Yancy Zachariah Mekafoy}
Well, I have seen a lot of the set-up for this, and been privy to a LOT of the back story. But I must say that this beginning is ... all I could have asked for!
Now, when do we get to see more? *hehehehehehe*
wish haken would put a delete post feature in
and let comments be edited
[u]CHANGES [u]
...APEs cavernous engineering deck was Morale Support posters.
TO
...Alliance Protean Engineers {AKA APEs: Combat Engineers} cavernous engineering deck was the ubiquitous Morale Support posters.
... A.P.E.s filed up gangways back to the Launch...
TO
... A.P.E.s filed back up gangways to the Launch ...
The 3 meter high blocky APE ‘Tech-Rollers’
TO
The six meter high blocky APE ‘Tech-Rovers’
{and any other ref to Roller to Rover, hopefully I dinna miss any}
In less than one minute, Specter Team ...
TO
In less than one minute, his Specter Team
of Decoy Spheres
TO
of Decoy/Supply Spheres
ADDED TO
...he stopped and spoke briefly or just laid a hand on his Crew shoulders, depending on their varied demeanors.
THIS
All responded and allowed themselves to relax at their commanders passing.
Close behind Heropa was his eager assistant Technical Sergeant Militza Tanaka.
THIS
As always she was fairly bouncing with unrestrained energy.
Hitting the Rovers deck shattered his morose wanderings.
THIS
With a muffled sounding clang of finality, he closed the dorsal hatch.
The Alliance had arrived - Time was ended.
TO
The Alliance arrived - Time had ended.
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